Recent content by dwalter

And I used to live right across the street from Queen's Park. Goes to show how much the neighborhood has changed...

I have done 2 years of Civilian University and am now going on BMOQ this summer, so I didn't do the mini orientation. I will give you my feelings about it. Civi U is not military college, and so I think it's a waste of gas money to fly kids from all over Canada to do a 2 week course and send...

Well there were 4 of us on my message, because my message included only the people who are attending from my ASU. Good to know we won't be a lonely platoon. :P I'm glad I finally have my flight itinerary in hand though, I've been waiting over a year to go on this course now. I love to wait!

Just to add one more voice. I am also an ROTP student at civilian university. I do not have to live on campus. As a matter of fact I have applied to live in residence both this year and last and been denied. Nothing you can do when fighting UBC's residence lottery system. :P The statement made...

Due to clerical errors, I got shunted from the May 4th BMOQ in St. Jean to the May 18th course. Anyone else going to be on that one? I'm in serial 0010E.

Yeah I know I can do it, but it was 20$ so I wasn't really inclined to make the effort in mailing the receipt in and all. See that's an issue, they pay me anyways, and I don't have any real expenses, so each time I have to spend the effort to get a reimbursement (Unless it's for tuition) I just...

Well I got into ROTP without grade 12 math, so I think you just need to worry about your faculty pre-reqs.

That's right; with the bluecross card the civilian clinic will get you to fill out a CF claim form for medical services rendered. That is then sent to the nearest medical unit for processing after your treatment. I have run into problems though, not all clinics carry the forms or know what to do...

The smart thing to do is usually to try calling them back; if they left their contact information that is.

There is nothing that says you have to join right out of high school. If your citizenship is processed in reasonable time, you could enter as a direct entry officer. That would mean going to university on your own dime of course, but it could be an option for you. Best idea would be to talk to...

Is 12U math highschool grade math? Such as grade 12 math? If so, then it is applicable for any university that has it in the admission requirements. If you want to go into science or engineering at pretty much all universities you need it. For arts degrees, some universities still require it...

You actually have to get permission from the SEM (One level up from the ULO) to work a part time job at Civvi U, and you generally need a good reason for it. They do try to emphasize that there is no reason you should have to work another job when the military is paying you. The only reasons I...

I had a brutal time convincing people around me that the military was a good idea. My family was fairly open to the idea, but friends were a little dubious about it. Since then I've practically become a walking recruiting poster. People are all interested about ROTP, and so I have to tell them...

If that CF-18 is on its last legs of flight time, I sure wouldn't mind having it parked in my driveway, just to show off to the neighbours. ;) Paint looks amazing!

I've heard that you can ever get subsidized for full time graduate studies as long as it's in a field that the military deeps "useful". I guess that rules out me getting my MA in anthropology later on. ;) But for anyone getting a degree in things like engineering I think they do full time...